Member States may not prohibit, restrict or hinder the placing on the market of PPE or PPE components which comply with the provisions of this Directive and which bear the CE marking attesting their conformity to all the provisions of this Directive, including the certification procedures in Chapter II.

Member States shall not prohibit, restrict or impede the placing on the market of PPE components which do not bear the F1CE marking, and which are intended to be incorporated in PPE, provided that they are not essential to its satisfactory functioning.